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<p>The following properties can be entered when editing a form control on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">General</span> tab:</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Sets the name of the form control used in the interface, e.g. when selecting a control in a field editor.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Code name</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Sets the name of the control that is used as its unique identifier in code.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Type</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Allows the selection of the category under which the form control will be placed. The type can be used to filter form controls in the field editor.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>File name</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Contains the relative path to the <span style="font-style: italic;">.ascx</span> file that implements the form control.</p>
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<p>Example: <span style="font-style: italic;">~/CMSFormControls/Basic/TextBoxControl.ascx</span></p>
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<p class="p_Heading3"><span class="f_Heading3">Use control for:</span></p>
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<p>The properties under this section are used to set for which attribute types the form control should be available. Possible attribute types for fields include standard data types (Text, Long text, Decimal, Integer, Long integer, Boolean, Date-time), as well as the following:</p>
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<td valign="middle" width="225" style="width:225px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Visibility</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>This attribute type is used for controls that modify the visibility options of other fields. </p>
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<p>Please see the <a href="http://devnet.kentico.com/docs/6_0/devguide/custom_fields_visibility_overview.htm" target="_blank" class="weblink">Development -&gt; Membership, permissions and security -&gt; Custom field visibility</a> chapter in the Developer's Guide for more details.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Unique identifier (GUID)</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Attributes of this type are 32‑character strings used as globally unique identifiers for objects.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>File</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Used for fields that provide file management.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Document attachments</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>This attribute type is used for fields that allow the management of document attachments.</p>
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<p class="p_Heading3"><span class="f_Heading3">Show control in:</span></p>
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<p>This section of properties is used to specify in which forms the control can be used i.e. where in the user interface it can be selected. The following options are available:</p>
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<td valign="middle" width="225" style="width:225px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Document types</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Allows use in document type fields, which can be edited in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Site Manager -&gt; Development -&gt; Document types</span>. The actual form is displayed when editing a document on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Form</span> tab in <span style="font-weight: bold;">CMS Desk -&gt; Content -&gt; Edit</span>.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Custom tables</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Allows the control in custom table fields, which can be edited in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Site Manager -&gt; Development -&gt; Custom tables</span>. The corresponding data editing form can be found in <span style="font-weight: bold;">CMS Desk -&gt; Tools -&gt; Custom tables</span>.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>System tables</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Allows use in system table fields, which can be edited in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Site Manager -&gt; Development -&gt; System tables</span>. The editing forms of system objects are located in various sections of the administration interface or on the live site, depending on the specific object.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Reports</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>If checked, the control may be used to provide the interface for entering report parameters, which can be defined when editing a report in <span style="font-weight: bold;">CMS Desk -&gt; Tools -&gt; Reporting</span>. The reporting parameter form is displayed when a report is viewed in the interface or published on the live site.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Controls and web parts</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Allows the control to be used for the properties of web parts and widgets, as defined in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Site Manager -&gt; Development -&gt; Web parts/Widgets</span>. This editing form provides the configuration dialog of individual web parts or widget instances.</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>Forms</p>
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<td valign="middle" style="border: solid 1px #000000;"><p>If checked, the control may be used to represent fields of forms, which can be edited in <span style="font-weight: bold;">CMS Desk -&gt; Tools -&gt; Forms</span>. If you allow a form control for forms, you also need to enter the following default values that will be used if the field is edited in simple mode:</p>
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<p>More resources can be found at:</p>
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